Interest rates are unpredictable, market swings are getting bigger, and simply buying stocks and sitting tight might not be enough to deliver the stable returns you're after.
That’s where options can earn their place. Sure, they’ve traditionally had a reputation for being complicated, risky, and best left to professional traders. But that's changing fast. More retail investors are using options strategically – not to make wild speculative bets, but to help generate income, protect their portfolios, and potentially benefit from bigger market moves.
Let’s talk about what that looks like in practice.
Join Finimize Head of Research Reda Farran and industry leaders from Cboe and Charles Schwab for a candid, data-anchored conversation that cuts through the misperceptions and all the noise.

JJ Kinahan
SVP, Cboe Global Markets


JAMES Kostulias
Head of trading services, Charles Schwab


Reda Farran
Head of content, Finimize
• How options can act as a seatbelt for your portfolio - limiting downside without forcing you to sell
• What hedging looks like in practice – not just in theory
• The difference between using options to protect a portfolio and using them to speculate
• How to use options in volatile markets
• How to deploy proper risk management strategies